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This summary contains in detail explanations about molecular genetics. Chapter one covers genome replication: what is DNA replication, initation of replication, elonagion of DNA replication and termination. It also discusses the end problem. Chapter 2 covers mutations & repair: it discusses the fidelity problem, mutations (spontaneous and induced) such as point mutations, insertions and deletions, replication slippage and tautmerization, base analogs, deaminating agents, alkylating agents intercalating agents and physical mutagens. It also covers DNA repair systems such as direct repair, base excision repair, nucleotide exsision repair and mismatch repair. Chapter 3 covers genetic recombination: homologous recombination and gene conversion, and which systems play a role in homologous recombination. Chapter 4 looks at specialized recombination such as transposition and site specific recombination. It covers DNA-type elements and retrotransposons. Chapter 5 covers transcription and splicing and all the systems involved. Regulation, termination and elongation of transcription in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes will be discussed. Chapter 6 looks in detail at transcription factors and how they regulate transcription and how DNA interactions with transcription factors can be studied. It also explains DNA sequencing techniques such as sanquer sequencing and next-gen. Chapter 7 covers the genomes of prokayotes and eukaryotes and looks at taxonomy and the pan-genome and in detail organization of the genomes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Chapter 8 covers interactions between chromosomes and how they can be studied, regulation of transcription by acylation of histones and methylation of DNA and how the genome reacts to the external environment. Chapter 9 covers everything about RNA, the different kinds and their structures and the function of different RNA structures. Chapter 10 is about the proteome, so everything about translation initation, elongation and termination and how proteins are folded and modified. Chapter 11 looks into gene functions and how it can be studied.

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Molecular
Genetics

,7 Genome Replication
λ
DNA- > RNA =
Polypeptide

?
↓ Genome info
all
genetic
:





Transcripsome all Ra transcripts from Metabolome all metabolites
genome
: :




Proteome : all expressed proteins


DnA Replication 弦
频道
ㄶ Semiconservative:
parentpnn strand produces daughter strand
ㄴ Topological problem
each a


: how to unwind DnA?
↓ y
↓ *
semiconservative conservative dispersive replication
·


, or mechanisms


Meselson -

Stall experiment
->
>
prove DNA is semiconservative
弦强
Afte replication composed of ni
·

1 : allDna was

·
Afte 2 replication : half was only light n , other half was intermediate




Topology of DnA how DNA strands intertwined


-
- are






。亞.
negaziv supervoil: underwound DnA Clooser)


positive supercoil overwound : DnA (tighter)



Topoisomerase cut and paste Dna to chance topological state

&>
Type 1 :
single-strand break

↳ 11 : double-strand
Type break


Gyrase introduces negative supercoils
·


that prevents over wounding
during Dna replication
:




Initiation of replication
↳ ORI
(origin of replication) : Where DnA strands are separated ,
forming a replication bubble with 2 bidirectional

replicatio forks

·



multiple ORI's in eukaryotes

Replicon =
parts of
genome that is replicated by a
Single ORI

, In E
. Coli initiation is
regulated by methylation of ORIC

↳ adenines (A) in the strands. If both strands active
Dam
methylase enzyme methylates are
methylated . Oric is -> start




↳ (one strand
Hemimethylated origins is methylated -
> inactive ,
no replication

When Oric isactive :




than wraps around and
7 .
DNAA (initiator protein) isactivated by ATP. First binds to
high affinity DnA , binds to

low affinity sites (AT rich) . HU helps twisting the helix .
>DNAB
- -
> DNAC

. TWO DNAB/DnAC
2 complexes unwind DnA (in 5'-3' direction) and forms 2
replication forkes. DNAB -
> helicase

3
.
Gyrase relaxes positive supercoils

. SSB
4 /single degradation
strand binding proteins) stabilize DNA -
keeps bubble open & protects against
-
>
other proteins bind as well ,
creating replication machinery



DNA polymerases
:
Dna Synthesis in 5'-3' ,
need a primer with Free On-end , have proofreading error system

(exunuclease activityin 3'-5 direction)


Prokaryotes : Dnn
polymerase (1-V) . DnA
polymerase 1 :
DnA
Synthesis & enonuclease activity in both


directions. 11 -
>
repair, III =>
main
polymerase, Iv
-
>
repair & U => SOS response repair
↓ 1 &
Eukaryotes DNA Polymerase (0 B , Y primase elongation 2 repair,
-
:
,
... .
> - ,
-

0
SPPP TOM3
OM
↑ 8 & leading strand
; "
mitochondoia strand - >
? DnA, =
lagging ……
-




op

;.Tou
無 "

Semi-discontinuous replication :

leading strand is continuous (5'-3') lagging not (3-5')
,




Lagging

strand produced in small Okazaki fragments
-
> formed by RNA primers Eukaryotes pol : .
& is also primase
↳ Primase (DNA dependent
makes RNA primers RNA polmerase) ~ 10 nucleotides Prokaryotes needs primase
: & PD II
.




degraded gaps
·



filled sticked
RNA primers are , are
by put polymerase & Okazaki
fragments are
by ligase

E Coli
joining of Okazaki fragments in .
:




↳ DNA
pol. III
only has 3'-5' exonuclease
activity :
stops synthesizing when it finds another primer

DnA pol .
I has both direction (3-5'0 5'-3') activity degrades primer : (5-3) and synthesizes new DNA

↳ DNA
ligase ligates the
fragments

, Joining in Eukaryates :




.
7 DnA polymerase 8 + helicase 'push' primer off ,
creating a 5'flap . DNA pol .
fills gap
. Flap endonuclease (FERI) cleaves of
2 the 5'flap -
> removes primer. Dna ligase ligates fragments

Elongatio of DnA replication
Progression of replication by gyrase , helicase, SSB , primase ,
Dna
polymerase III C 1 and ligase

Replisome links both DnA pol. .
together same
synthesizing rate at both strands :
Loop in
lagging strand allows DnA synthesis
↳2 DnA pol 2
dimerizing units 2
sliding clamps a clamp loader in th same direction of repl Fork
-
>
., , .




고 G
keeps DNA pol togethe
. assures contact between DNA & DNA POI. weeps structure
together
0

msinms
'





"
@

gingaame
nm "




in
n
DnA polymerase





Termination
Replicatio forks meet halfway in the replication fork trap : 5 Ter sites are recognized by Tus =
replication forks stops

In eukaryotes : when2 bubbles meet , replication stops



The end problem
Lagging strand becomes shorter ,
lastR na primer cannot be replaced by DnA (no free On) -
>
shortening of chromosomes


Telomeres repeated sequences
: at end of chromosomes rich in a's . ,




↳ can be extended by telomerase to avoid shortening shelterin catalyzes Tloop formation,

↓ DNA repair and
Forms +
loop structure :
stabilizes end chromosome
of
protects telomeres from

↓ ends (no telomeres)
Enables cell so
recognize damaged degradation &
regulates length


Telomerase- reverse transcriptase (Dnn from RNA) , uses 3' end of G-rich strand as primer to elongate

mainly active in dividing cells

3' end and
·



Attaches to uses ownRun as a template to built new DNA


polymerase completes opposite strand
·




Regular Dna

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